Although children are less affected by the epidemic coronavirus than adults, they are silent victims of the virus. Children are being harmed in various ways due to corona.
Schools are closed due to corona and most of the children are living under house arrest. This is hindering their mental, physical and spiritual development. Their physical and mental development is hampered as the school is closed due to corona. And they are not able to play sports due to staying home.
The harms of children in Corona-
- Lack of nutrition
- Corona causes many family heads to lose their jobs and children suffer from malnutrition due to food shortages in the family due to declining incomes.
- Many children are being deprived of balanced nutrition due to lack of food. As a result, their height, weight gain is decreasing.
If the child is malnourished, the child’s immunity will be reduced. Illness will continue.
- Mental development is hindered
- Children suffer from stress due to corona. No school, no meeting with friends, no games and they are trapped in the four walls of the house. Children suffer from loneliness due to sitting at home and their intellectual and emotional development is being hampered.
Behavioral changes
- Concerns have been raised about the virus infection of parents, earning and future uncertainty. Those who are affected.
- In addition, the issues of coronary heart disease and death in the media are affecting the minds of children.
- And a sudden change in his normal routine of not being able to go to school, not being able to go to play, which brings about a change in emotions and behavior. As a result, he is stubbornly crying.
Depression, emotional trauma
- Parental stress can lead to increased physical and emotional abuse of children, which children do not understand.
- This is creating anger among the parents and may damage the relationship.
- And children from poor families can be involved in various criminal activities. All in all, coronavirus epidemics will definitely leave a long-term trauma in the minds of children with hunger, malnutrition, child labor.